Klein’s Korner – Rich Klein is a veteran hobbyist with a wealth of knowledge and experience. Each month, Rich shares his thoughts and insights about the hobby in Klein’s Korner. He has worked as a pricing analyst for Beckett Media. He also is a catalog maintenance expert for COMC. He’s been a freelance writer for various hobby publications through the years. He continues to run his own monthly show in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area. As a GTS exclusive, Klein’s Korner brings collectors and industry professionals his unique take on the hobby every month. Rich’s views are obviously his own and do not necessarily reflect those of GTS Distribution. You can follow Rich on Twitter @sabrgeek
Klein’s Korner: Maintaining Balance in the Hobby
Klein’s Korner: Maintaining Balance in the Hobby – There is a really nice man who sets up at most of the local DFW shows. His name is Duke Dwyer and he enjoys the card show world as a break from his jewelry store business. After an absence of nearly the whole summer he came back […]
Klein’s Korner: Our Little Corner of the World
Klein’s Korner: Our Little Corner of the World – As many of you know I’m Jewish which is pretty obvious since I reference my synagogue often and run card shows at that location twice a year. I’ve had an interesting year as I even led services one night and have been active in other ways […]
Klein’s Korner: The Many Levels Of Investing In The Hobby
Klein’s Korner: The Many Levels Of Investing In The Hobby – I saw this tweet flash by yesterday and sorry, it was not the traditional tweet about is it too early for flapjacks. Instead it was from Adam Schefter of ESPN with this goodie: “During the Giants’ 32-31 win at Tampa Bay, Daniel Jones became […]
Klein’s Korner: We Need More Positive Promotion In The Hobby
Klein’s Korner: We Need More Positive Promotion In The Hobby – This past few days have been unusually active for important NFL personnel news. Two Super Bowl winning quarterbacks from important franchises no longer hold starting jobs and have been replaced by newer and untried professional quarterbacks. While we don’t know and may not know […]
Klein’s Korner: The Hobby Continues to Grow with New Supporters
Klein’s Korner: The Hobby Continues to Grow with New Supporters – I have all these really cool items written down for columns but since we’re just fresh off the National, the time to discuss Gary Vee again is here. But this time, with a slightly new angle. As I was sitting at home the other […]
Klein’s Korner: Preparing for the National Sports Collectors Convention
Klein’s Korner: Preparing for the National Sports Collectors Convention – In a reasonably short time, the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois will be hosting the National Sports Collectors Convention. The dates of the show are July 31 through August 4th. While most of the people who read this column will be aware […]
Klein’s Korner: How Can We Deal With Loss in the Hobby?
Klein’s Korner: How Can We Deal With Loss in the Hobby? Today, the road all runners come, Shoulder-high we bring you home, And set you at your threshold down, Townsman of a stiller town. -From: A.E. Housman’s To an Athlete Dying Young. While a beautiful poem about the mortality of an athlete in both the […]
Klein’s Korner: Embracing New Concepts in the Hobby
Klein’s Korner: Embracing New Concepts in the Hobby – Recently, I helped lead services at my synagogue after going through a “Learn to Lead” class about how to conduct services. You see, our rabbi, who has not had much time off since he came aboard several years ago was granted some sabbaticals (time off) as […]